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Featuring extended interviews with some of the biggest names in football and in-depth analysis of the latest talking points with Sky Sports' football journalists, dive deeper with the Essential Football podcast. Follow, like or subscribe today and make sure you don’t miss an episode.
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Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to the Premier League fixtures this weekend including some of the big matches you can watch live on Sky Sports.Can Arsenal keep the pressure on Liverpool in the title race with a win against Aston Villa? Will David Moyes' return to Goodison Park be enough to turn around Everton's fortunes? Can Manchester City find some consistency as they travel to Portman Road to take on Ipswich?
Mercury Prize winners, Arsenal fans and brothers, Femi and TJ Koleoso from Ezra Collective create their joint exhibit in The Football Museum.They reminisce to Josh Hayward over their first matchday experience, but explain why it turned into an annual nightmare. Even though it did allow them to witness an iconic Premier League moment...The brothers relive Arsenal's historic win at the Bernabeu in 2006, tell us why Patrick Vieira was their comfort blanket, and Femi reveals the one thing he's managed that no Arsenal player has ever done before. The Football Museum is open every week. For your exclusive membership, give this podcast a follow: https://podfollow.com/the-football-museum
Your Essential Football feed is the new home of 'The Football Museum', the podcast where stars from the world of sport and entertainment curate their own exhibit in our virtual archives. Josh Hayward kicks off series three by chatting to world famous foodie Adam Richman, who swaps plus-sized portions for football firsts and favourites.The Man vs Food star reveals which bit of footy scran he cannot stand, explains why he’s a shareholder of Grimsby Town and empathises with Zinedine Zidane.He tells us which famous bit of skill he has locked down, gets his Tottenham tattoo out during the pod, and discloses what he did after the dreaded Battle of the Bridge.Adam’s new show, Adam Richman Eats Football, airs on Mondays at 10pm on Food Network and is streaming on Discovery+The Football Museum is open every week. For your exclusive membership, give this podcast a follow wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-football-museum
Host of 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports', Mark McAdam, is here to tell you about our latest podcast featuring the inside story of how Brighton got promoted to the Premier League - and stayed there - becoming the envy of many other football clubs.To listen to Chief Executive Paul Barber in conversation, search for 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports' on your podcast app or click on this link: podfollow.com/the-boardroom-from-sky-sports
Sky Sports’ Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz preview Liverpool’s huge derby game vs Manchester United - which affects both ends of the table!Can Liverpool be stopped in their pursuit of the title and should Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils be looking over their shoulders at the bottom three? It's a match you can watch on Sky Sports on Super Sunday. Plus, we make some bold and brave New Year predictions including who wins the title, who goes down and who is arranging a European tour!
As we count down to the end of a memorable year in the football, relive the last 12 months in the Premier League and beyond as Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Ben Grounds and Sam Blitz dish out the awards for the best and the worst of 2024.Who's been top of the tree, who's been the surprise package... And who's been the biggest disappointment?Get the discussion started around the Christmas table in the company of Sky Sports.
Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz and Nick Wright take a look back at Arsenal’s five years with Mikel Arteta, who celebrates his anniversary as manager of the club this week.Hear from Arteta and Arsenal players who discuss why this manager has dominated the headlines at times during his half-decade at the club, as Sam and Nick debate what is next and what is possible for the Spaniard in North London.
Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Ben Grounds look ahead to Manchester City against Manchester United, a match you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday. With both teams struggling for form at the moment, it’s being called ‘the crisis derby.’ But, who needs a win more?
Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to a weekend of derbies in the Premier League. Everton host Liverpool on Saturday in the last Merseyside fixture at Goodison Park, whilst on Sunday, Arsenal travel to Fulham and Tottenham are at home to Chelsea. Keep across all the football this weekend on Sky Sports.
1Sky Sports’ Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to Super Sunday’s big clash as Premier League leaders Liverpool host defending champions Manchester City, a match you can watch on Sky Sports from 4pm and follow on skysports.com.
As Pep Guardiola agrees a contract extension at Manchester City, Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz discuss why he's chosen to stay with the champions and how his decision could affect the Premier League.Plus, in the second half of the episode we're joined by Portuguese football journalist, Miguel Lourenço Pereira - author of the book, "Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football". Miguel speaks to us about Ruben Amorim's appointment as Manchester United manager and explains how Portugal continues to produce world-class players and coaches.
Ron Walker and Sam Blitz look ahead to Chelsea against Arsenal, a potentially pivotal match in the title race and a game you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday.Hear also from pundits Paul Merson and Gary Neville, as well as Chelsea's Levi Colwill who describes what it's like playing under Enzo Maresca. Listen to the full interview with Colwill on this week's One on One podcast: podfollow.com/one-on-one-from-sky-sports
Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Adam Bate discuss the appointment of Ruben Amorim as Manchester United head coach.Plus, whilst we await his arrival at Old Trafford they look ahead to Sunday's clash with Chelsea, a match you can watch on Sky Sports.
Former Manchester United Captain Gary Neville is amongst the guests on ‘The Football Show’ on Sky Sports News, reacting to the breaking news that Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club's poor start to the season. Former England internationals Stephen Warnock and Sue Smith also join Rob Jones and our Chief Reporter, Kaveh Solhekol, to discuss the timing of the decision, and ask who could be next through the door at Old Trafford. You can keep up to date with the very latest news coming out of Manchester United on Sky Sports News and skysports.com.
Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Nick Wright preview the big Super Sunday match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, and ponder whether a defeat for the home side could see them out of contention to win the Premier League.
Peter Smith is joined by Richard Morgan and Sam Blitz to reflect on a dramatic few days, which have seen Thomas Tuchel appointed as England manager, and look ahead to a mouth-watering weekend of Premier League action on Sky Sports. We discuss Tuchel’s Three Lions appointment and what he will bring to the role. Plus, there is team news and analysis ahead of Liverpool vs Chelsea, with Reds boss Arne Slot enterting a pivotal run of fixtures. Man City’s trip to Wolves and Arsenal’s visit to Bournemouth also goes under the microscope ahead of a key weekend for the teams at the top end of the Premier League. If you’d like to listen to the Euros podcast with new England coach Anthony Barry that Peter mentions, click here: https://pod.fo/e/24897a
Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new England manager. Chelsea's Champions League-winning former boss will become England’s first German-born manager. Hear from Sky Sports’ Senior Reporter Rob Dorsett, who broke the news, and journalist Henry Winter. For more reaction to this story, keep across Sky Sports News and skysports.com.
Lee Carsley's England honeymoon is over after a disjointed performance and awful result against Greece on Thursday night. Was his experimental line-up to blame? Was he right to be bold? And how will Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke have felt? Plus, how will England set up in Finland on Sunday? And if he doesn't get the job... Who does?
On the latest Essential Football podcast, Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Zinny Boswell discuss the rising pressure around Erik Ten Hag brought on by another poor start to the season at Man Utd. After Marcus Rashford's bewildering half-time withdrawal in Porto, last weekend's debacle at home to Tottenham and a huge test coming up on Super Sunday at Aston Villa, the panel ask whether this is make-or-break time for Ten Hag - and where it's all come undone barely a year after his impressive debut season.You can follow all the action from Aston Villa against Manchester United across Sky Sports this Sunday.
After a month of action, which Premier League teams have impressed, where are alarm bells ringing and which players deserve early-season appreciation? Peter Smith is joined by fellow Sky Sports journalists Sam Blitz and Richard Morgan to assess the campaign so far - and predict what comes next!
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